The importance of Scientific literacy in our Society
Scientific literacy in our society has entered a period of serious decline. Contrary to our perception, the interest of lay people for the sciences has not...
The influence of bars in the star formation history and chemical evolution of disk galaxies
This is a pilot study part of a larger program devoted to understand the influence of bars in the evolution of galaxy disks. Some of the goals of this...
The influence of internal gravity waves on the light elements depletion among F-type stars
It is proposed that the Li abundances in F-type stars can be affected by the weak mixing generated by internal gravity waves since the absence of Li is so...
The influence of spot saturation on DIMM seeing measurements
The DIMM is a widely accepted and often used instrument for seeing measurements. Nevertheless, its incorrect use may give rise to errors in seeing values. A...
Galaxy mergers and interactions are mechanisms which should drive the formation of bars. Therefore, we could expect that the fraction of barred galaxies...